Terminology Quiz 10

Question 1

phaco-

Answer 1

lens-shaped

Question 2

• phage,

- phagia

Answer 2

forms terms denoting conditions relating to eating or ingestion

Question 3

-phagist

Answer 3

forms nouns that denote a person who ‘feeds on’ the first element or part of the word

Question 4

phago-

Answer 4

eating, devouring

Question 5

-phagy

Answer 5

forms nouns that denotes ‘feeding on’ the first element or part of the word

Question 6

phallo-

Answer 6

phallus

Question 7

pharmaco-

Answer 7

drug, medication

Question 8

pharyng(o)-

Answer 8

of or pertaining to the pharynx, the upper throat cavity

Question 9

-phil(ia)

Answer 9

attraction for

Question 10

phleb

Answer 10

vein

Question 11

phleb(o)-

Answer 11

of or pertaining to the (blood) veins, a vein

Question 12

phob(o)-

Answer 12

exaggerated fear, sensitivity

Question 13

phon(o)-

Answer 13

sound

Question 14

phos-

Answer 14

of or pertaining to light or its chemical properties, now historic and used rarely. See the common root phot(o)-

Question 15

phot(o)-

Answer 15

of or pertaining to light

Question 16

phren(i)-,
phren(o)-,
phrenico

Answer 16

diaphragm

Question 17

-plasia

Answer 17

formation, development

Question 18

-plasty

Answer 18

surgical repair, reconstruction

Question 19

-plegia

Answer 19

paralysis

Question 20

pleur(o)-,

pleur(a)

Answer 20

of or pertaining to the ribs

Question 21

pleura

Answer 21

rib side

Question 22

pneum(o)-

Answer 22

of or pertaining to the lungs

Question 23

pneumat(o)-

Answer 23

air, lung

Question 24

pneumo

Answer 24

lung

Question 25

pod-,

• pod-,
• pus

Answer 25

of or pertaining to the foot, -footed

Question 26

-poiesis

Answer 26

production

Question 27

polio-

Answer 27

denotes a gray color

Question 28

poly-

Answer 28

denotes a ‘plurality’ of something

Question 29

pons

Answer 29

bridge

Question 30

por(o)-

Answer 30

pore, porous

Question 31

prophyr(o)-

Answer 31

denotes a purple color

Question 32

post-

Answer 32

denotes something as ‘after’ or ‘behind’ another

Question 33

pre-

Answer 33

denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time)

Question 34

presby(o)-

Answer 34

old age

Question 35

prim-

Answer 35

denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most-important’

Question 36

pro-

Answer 36

denotes something as ‘before’ another (in [physical] position or time)

Question 37

proct(o)-

Answer 37

anus, rectum

Question 38

prot(o)-

Answer 38

denotes something as ‘first’ or ‘most-important’

Question 39

prurigo

Answer 39

itching